Match-box.



A. JENSEN.

MATCH B0Xl APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o. 1917.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918,

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MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o. |911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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AAGE JENSEN, 0F PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN.

MATCH-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ct. 22, 19in.

Application filed. April 20, 1917. Serial No. 163,449.

To all whom it may concern s Be it known that I, Alten JENSEN, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Philticularly has reference to an improved match box of the single delivery type.

As the primary aim and objectthe present invention contemplates the provision of novel means mounted within the body of the receptacle and operable simultaneously with the delivery means for 'agitating the matches as they approach the delivery means so as to insure of the passage of at least one of the matches to the delivery means.

More particularly, the present invention embraces the provision of novel means slidably mounted in the front end of the body of the receptacle for delivering matches one at a time through the exit opening.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a resiliently mounted follower in the bottom of the receptacle, improved means being iormed on the body and in one side wall of the receptacle for ren'lovably locking the 4follower in a closed position to permit of the filling of the body of the receptacle with matches.

More speciiic objects of the present invention include the improved means for operably connecting the oscillating shutters with the ejecting slide; to construct the bot* tom of the receptacle and the cover to as-` sure of the passage of only one match through the eXit opening during the operation of the ejecting slide; and to provide improved means for guiding the matchesto ward the vfront end of the casing.

Among the other aims and objects of the present invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few,` the construction simple, the cost of production low and the eiiiciency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus will be brought out more in detail inthe description to follow, which for a clear understanding 0i the invention, should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the principle of operation of the various parts.

The preferred embodiment oi' this invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. i is a vertical section taken on line i-i of Fig. l in the direction in which the arrows point. y

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. l in the direction in which the arrows point.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective detail of the agitating means.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there is provided an improved match box or receptacle consisting of a hollow rectangular body indicated in its entirety by the numeral l on the top of which is hingedly mounted a flanged cover 2 having an exit opening 3 therein through which matches are adapted to be delivered one at a time. The outer surface of the cover is depressed at an incline as inn dicated at 4 toward the opening 3 for a purpose that will presently appear. The bottom 5 of the receptacle is inclined toward the front end wall 6 to facilitate the movement of the matches 7 toward the front end.

With a view toward forcing matches toward the iront end of the casing an improved ollower 8 is provided being arcuate in cross section and arranged vertically in the casing. The helical coil springs 9 have their inner ends carried by the rear end wall 10 of the body of the receptacle and their opposite ends bearing against the follower, the tension of the springs being such as to force the followers toward the iront end to consequently correspondingly move the matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense. It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

laving thus fully described this invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters-Patent, is

1. A match box including a body, a cover therefor and having a match exit opening therein, resiliently mounted follower means in the body, opposed vertical diverging guides mounted adjacent the front end of the body and spaced at their outer ends to accommodate only one match therebetween and being formed with opposed vertical slots, coperative agitating means journaled for oscillatory movement in the upper ends of the slots and arranged in the path of movement of the matches between the guides, ejecting means slidably mounted for vertical movement in the front end of the body and operating between the guides so as to raise a single match and project it through the opening in the cover and operably connected with the agitating means to oscillate the latter simultaneously therewith.

2. A match box including a hollow rectangular body, a cover therefor and having a match exit opening therein, a resiliently mounted follower in the body, coperative means formed on the follower and in the body for removably holding the follower in an inactive position, opposed diverging guides mounted adjacent the front end of the body and spaced therebetween, ejecting means slidably mounted in the front end of the body and operating between the uides so as to raise a single match and project it through the opening in the cover, the guides being provided with opposed vertical slots, agitating blades, trunnions formed on the respective ends thereof and j ournaled in the respective ends of the slots to permit of oscillation of the blades, and links having their respective ends connected to the agitating means and to the oscillating plates so that the plates will be oscillated in different directions simultaneously with the actuation l.of the eject-ing means to consequently prevent clogging of the matches in the body.

3. A match boX including a hollow rectangular body for receiving matches, a cover for the body and having an opening therein, means mounted within the body for forcing matches toward the front end thereof, the front end of the bodv being provided with a vertical slot, a slide mounted for vertical sliding movement adjacent the front end of j the body, a leg depending therefrom, a lift- AAGE JENSEN.

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